I am wondering if the final episode of the season will turn out to be "It was all a dream" TBH. Either that, or it's just a temporary 'until the princesses come back' thing. Twilight learns the burdens of being a ruler of a nation. Brought up these ideas before, I know, but at this point one or the other makes the most sense.

I mean, how can they continue the show as normal in the following season(s) with Twi as a permanent Alicorn eh?

Whoa, hold your horses there, Shadow. Twilight as ruler of a nation? I don't think even Luna is properly a ruler of the nation. I think she'll be most like Cadence; she might preside over a certain aspect of pony life like Luna does, but otherwise live in Ponyville as normal.

If she does become an authority figure in Ponyville, much won't have changed. She already spearheads most of the disaster responses in the town, and the government stuff would probably still be left to Mayor Mare.

...right. now, then. see anything particularly interesting in the following episode screenshot?

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who is that mare on the right? you know, the one with the trademark sunglasses, white coat, and electric blue mane? the one that is now confirmed for totally not living in canterlot and therefore making the geographical location difference between herself and a certain cellist to make the shipped pair much more illogical and nonsensical?

Highlight this box with your cursor to read the spoiler text.TMS: To the current news, [SPOILER ALERT] fandom is reacting strongly to Twilight Sparkle becoming a Princess very soon. We don’t think there’s anything wrong with being a Princess, but we do see them a lot in children’s shows and movies. Will Twilight be a stereotypical Princess or something more?

Strong: Well the good news is, Twilight is going to stay Twilight. She is overwhelmed and surprised and grateful for this new phase in her life but it’s not going to change how she is or how she interacts with her friends, she’s staying in Ponyville. I’m certainly not changing any of my performance and it’s really the same Twilight except she can do more stuff now. She can fly…it’s not going to change the overall feel of the show, she’s going to be with the Mane 6. It’s just Twilight but a little bit better, she can do more stuff! But overall, it’s not really going to change that much. I think that’s what everybody’s afraid of, that it’s going to change sort of that core element that everyone fell in love with these six characters and that’s not going to change at all. I’m not changing a thing about my performance.

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TMS: To the current news, [SPOILER ALERT] fandom is reacting strongly to Twilight Sparkle becoming a Princess very soon. We don’t think there’s anything wrong with being a Princess, but we do see them a lot in children’s shows and movies. Will Twilight be a stereotypical Princess or something more?

Strong: Well the good news is, Twilight is going to stay Twilight. She is overwhelmed and surprised and grateful for this new phase in her life but it’s not going to change how she is or how she interacts with her friends, she’s staying in Ponyville. I’m certainly not changing any of my performance and it’s really the same Twilight except she can do more stuff now. She can fly…it’s not going to change the overall feel of the show, she’s going to be with the Mane 6. It’s just Twilight but a little bit better, she can do more stuff! But overall, it’s not really going to change that much. I think that’s what everybody’s afraid of, that it’s going to change sort of that core element that everyone fell in love with these six characters and that’s not going to change at all. I’m not changing a thing about my performance.